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There is something unfailingly optimistic about my attitude to summer. I’ve lived here for about 33 years so you would think I’d have a more realistic approach, but no. Here’s just one example – every year I convince myself that August is always sunny in England. Amaya’s birthday is in August and both years I’ve […]

Afternoon tea is brilliant. You get to eat all that stuff that’s not so good for you, but it’s served up so daintily that you really don’t care. Mostly though, it’s the whole ceremony of making time with people and spoiling yourself which is so much fun. Apparently, afternoon tea came about in the early […]

When I became a mum, my biggest fear was that it would change parts of our lives that we love and one of these was travel. In reality, the fact that our daughter could fly for free until the age of two meant that we have packed in as many holidays as we can before she […]

In the first few weeks of my new job, I noticed a couple of the girls had beautifully painted nails. I always admire pretty nails because I am so clumsy at applying polish, that I can only use clear varnish so I love bright red, pink, deep maroon and rainbow colour nails. When I complimented the […]

“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself” – Oscar Wilde It starts soon after you first tell people you’re pregnant. Suddenly, everyone has an opinion. On everything. Whether you should drink tea or coffee. Whether you should eat blue cheese. Whether […]